Burundi vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Burundi
1 events
in 2024
China
1 events
in 2025
Burundi rank
17th
China rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Burundi
- China
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
Burundi ranks 17th and China ranks 17th of 202 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 1 events | 0.4444 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.5714 events | 0.1429 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.25 events | 1.25 events | 1 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Burundi or China?
- Burundi, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Burundi and China?
- 0 events, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Burundi ranks 17th and China ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.